

In short, it's a top-notch effect that broadens the range of sounds you can get from this already hugely versatile synth, and it's fantastic as an effect plug-in for external (ie, non-Absynth) signals too. Everything from dense, glitchy sound clouds to long, swirling delay lines are possible, and when the randomise controls and Absynth's famous envelopes are brought into play, things start to get really interesting. What is, on the surface, a simple grain slicer with a couple of delay loops, actually turns out to be an incredible sound design tool. As existing users will know, one of Absynth's major strengths has always been the vast range of sounds you can coax from any one module, and this new one certainly lives up to that standard. The next big new addition is the Aetherizer effect. Speaking of the Browser, a simple set of eight rotaries to dial in basic sound qualities such as distortion, resonance, bass and treble now occupies the bottom part of this tab and provides the most instantly usable addition in this area. In fact, it would be worth it for the addition of a master FX disable switch alone, which is still inexplicably missing from the browser screen (and this despite a Mutate button being added to every one of Absynth's eight tabs, nice touch though that may be).

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We think that the patch overview box would be put to far better use as a master module activate/deactivate control, so that you could switch modules in and out on the fly - rather than having to dive into the patch screen - as you navigate Absynth's library of dense and complex sounds. While this can certainly help make mutations less unwieldy once you've isolated the correct modules, again, Absynth patches are often so involved that it might take you a few minutes just to work out which modules are doing what, thus defeating the point of a feature that's supposed to allow you to create new sounds "in seconds". You can, however, mutate just a part of your patch The Mutator control features a handy little box that enables you to select which modules you want to mutate and which should be left alone. And the Sound Mutator lets you create completely new sounds by combining the characteristics of different audio signals without ever delving into the synthesizer’s architecture."Mutator isn't massively useful in practice: mutated patches just aren't nearly as perfectly crafted as the originals." Explore uncharted sonic realms with filters such as the Aetherizer, Cloud Filter, and Supercomb. Use it all to create anything from softly undulating pads to aggressive, rhythmic synth attacks.ĪBSYNTH makes creative sound design easy. A unique envelope control lets you subtly or radically animate sounds. Dig in to more than 2,100 presets or start building your very own sound worlds.ĪBSYNTH 5 is also a powerful effect plug-in for treating audio using its unique effects bank.ĪBSYNTH 5’s semi-modular architecture features three oscillator channels and combines subtractive synthesis, FM synthesis, wave table synthesis, granular sampling, sampling with wave-morphing, filters, modulators, and effects. Its specialty is unusual, evolving sounds created using a powerful, hybrid synthesis architecture and sophisticated modulation and effects. Perfect for pads, endlessly evolving soundscapes, otherworldly sounds, and more.ĪBSYNTH 5 is a synthesizer with exceptional sonic potential. Semi-modular synthesizer offering a vast range of sonic possibilities. Powerful Sound Mutator to create new sounds.Perfect for atmospheric pads, evolving soundscapes, and more. Semi-modular, highly versatile synthesizer.
